ingredient
[ in-gree-dee-uhnt ]
/ ɪnˈgri di ənt /
noun
something that enters as an element into a mixture: Flour, eggs, and sugar are the main ingredients in the cake.
a constituent element of anything; component: the ingredients of political success.
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1. See element.
Words nearby ingredient
ingrate, ingratiate, ingratiating, ingratitude, ingravescent, ingredient, Ingres, ingress, ingressive, Ingrid, in-group
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ingredient
/ (ɪnˈɡriːdɪənt) /
noun
a component of a mixture, compound, etc, esp in cooking
Word Origin for ingredient
C15: from Latin ingrediēns going into, from ingredī to enter; see ingress
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